A man summons his youth and runs to his faltering wife.A man summons his youth and runs to his faltering wife.A man summons his youth and runs to his faltering wife.
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Loosely clutching a document in his right hand, an elderly man walks laboriously through a rustic setting. His pace slowly quickens. Finally, he runs to join an elderly woman who is, apparently, on her death bed
Clocking in at under five minutes, this is a very short film. However, it accomplishes everything needed. Given the popularity of music videos in the 1980s, followed by "YouTube" and the shortening attention span of each generation, short "motion pictures" should have regained more of their popularity. This is also a "silent" film, which is another genre worth revisiting...
Written and directed by Ian Clay, the narrative in "Tempus" is poetically conveyed. The characters are clearly a couple, who have (been) separated. With one now dying, there is an urgency for the old man, portrayed by Jonathan Kite, to join the old woman, portrayed by Ann Benson. Greg Cannom's makeup department contributes to Mr. Kite's convincing performance. The age-spotted close-up buffered something unnaturally telegraphed around the forehead, in a medium shot. Photography by Ben Griffin is exceptional. The score, by Jose Villalobos, moves the story without distracting...
Filmmakers tend to go crazy with technical gimmicks, but Mr. Clay effectively uses "slow motion" to move his story. This effect is used to reverse the ravages of time and gives the old man enough strength to make his trip. It also plays with the fact that the film runs very quickly. When I learned my mother was dying, I recall how slowly everything seemed to be moving. Rushing to the airport, I felt everything was moving in slow motion. When I neared home, I was running but it still it wasn't fast enough. Finally, at her bedside, I felt like a small boy again. "Tempus" works.
******** Tempus (2015-04-20) Ian Clay ~ Jonathan Kite, Ann Benson
Written and directed by Ian Clay, the narrative in "Tempus" is poetically conveyed. The characters are clearly a couple, who have (been) separated. With one now dying, there is an urgency for the old man, portrayed by Jonathan Kite, to join the old woman, portrayed by Ann Benson. Greg Cannom's makeup department contributes to Mr. Kite's convincing performance. The age-spotted close-up buffered something unnaturally telegraphed around the forehead, in a medium shot. Photography by Ben Griffin is exceptional. The score, by Jose Villalobos, moves the story without distracting...
Filmmakers tend to go crazy with technical gimmicks, but Mr. Clay effectively uses "slow motion" to move his story. This effect is used to reverse the ravages of time and gives the old man enough strength to make his trip. It also plays with the fact that the film runs very quickly. When I learned my mother was dying, I recall how slowly everything seemed to be moving. Rushing to the airport, I felt everything was moving in slow motion. When I neared home, I was running but it still it wasn't fast enough. Finally, at her bedside, I felt like a small boy again. "Tempus" works.
******** Tempus (2015-04-20) Ian Clay ~ Jonathan Kite, Ann Benson
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